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A pilot estimation of ventricular-arterial coupling using a vascular screening device (VaSera ® ).
Journal of Nippon Medical School 2023 Februrary 22
BACKGROUND: Non-invasive cardiovascular assessment has become an alternative to invasive techniques. VaSera® , a vascular screening device, measures arterial stiffness with the cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI); it also measures cardiophysiological variables of ejection time (ET) and pre-ejection period (PEP). We aimed to apply the parameters obtained by VaSera® to estimate heart function based on left ventricular end-systolic elastance/arterial elastance (Ees/Ea) and to assess the minimal required number of measurements for estimation.
METHODS: We conducted an experimental laboratory study for healthy volunteers. Using the previously established formula, the Ees/Ea value of each participant was estimated using ET and PEP values measured by VaSera® . The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) assessed the minimum required number of measurements. Concordance correlation coefficient (CCC) and Bland and Altman analysis assessed variation of Ees/Ea estimation against the trimmed average.
RESULTS: A total of 660 measurements from 132 participants were included. The Ees/Ea estimates from the VaSera® were 1.5 [1.2, 1.9]. The ICC for Ees/Ea was 0.71 (95% confidence interval: 0.65-0.77), suggesting that four measurements were required. The CCC between the trimmed average of Ees/Ea and the mean of four Ees/Ea estimates was 0.99. Bland and Altman analysis showed excellent agreement for the mean of four Ees/Ea estimates and the trimmed average of Ees/Ea.
CONCLUSIONS: For screening of heart failure, the Ees/Ea estimated using non-invasive vascular-stiffness assessment device would be tolerable and four sequential measurements were required.
METHODS: We conducted an experimental laboratory study for healthy volunteers. Using the previously established formula, the Ees/Ea value of each participant was estimated using ET and PEP values measured by VaSera® . The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) assessed the minimum required number of measurements. Concordance correlation coefficient (CCC) and Bland and Altman analysis assessed variation of Ees/Ea estimation against the trimmed average.
RESULTS: A total of 660 measurements from 132 participants were included. The Ees/Ea estimates from the VaSera® were 1.5 [1.2, 1.9]. The ICC for Ees/Ea was 0.71 (95% confidence interval: 0.65-0.77), suggesting that four measurements were required. The CCC between the trimmed average of Ees/Ea and the mean of four Ees/Ea estimates was 0.99. Bland and Altman analysis showed excellent agreement for the mean of four Ees/Ea estimates and the trimmed average of Ees/Ea.
CONCLUSIONS: For screening of heart failure, the Ees/Ea estimated using non-invasive vascular-stiffness assessment device would be tolerable and four sequential measurements were required.
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